Driveclub, Evolution Studios’ PS4 launch title racing game, will be delisted from the Playstation Store. In a listing of all decommissioned games from Sony, there is now mention of Driveclub joining the list.
Online servers for DRIVECLUB, DRIVECLUB VR and DRIVECLUB Bikes will shut down on 31st March 2020, 23:59 BST. All online features (including online multiplayer modes) will cease on that date. You will still be able to play and enjoy these games in single player offline modes. However, the games have significant amounts of online gameplay, so from 31st March 2020, functionality will be affected in the following ways:
You will not be able to:
Use your season pass online.
Represent your Club online in multiplayer events or tours.
Play online multiplayer and compete in challenges.
Create your own events.
Compete in leader boards, or share stats and player progress.
You will be able to:
Use your season pass on all single player and offline modes.
Continue to play all game (DC, DC VR and DC Bikes) and DLC single player functionality in offline mode.
Earn trophies in single player / offline mode.
PlayStation will cease selling DRIVECLUB, DRIVECLUB VR, DRIVECLUB Bikes and all DLC and season passes related to those games from 31st August 2019, at 23:59 BST.
This means Driveclub, all of its DLCs including Driveclub Bikes and Driveclub VR, will not be available for purchase after August 31st, 2019. In addition, all online functions, including the eponymous driveclub feature (clans), will also be discontinued on August 31st, 2020.
It’s an unfortunate end to a promising new IP, mired by a very rough launch where its online functionalities barely worked. Evolution Studios has since shut down, though resurrected briefly under Codemasters to make the arcade racer Onrush, which also has been discontinued and the team being let go.
Sony still has one sole racing game series currently active, the influential Gran Turismo. Its latest iteration Gran Turismo Sport continues to receive updates, most recently last week.
Driveclub is still a cool arcade racer with realistic graphics, and one of the better photo modes out there. So if you have any interest in the game, act now and buy the game.